14 Weeks Old

Nursing: Nursing is still going great! I am so glad that my milk supply has finally calmed down and evened out!

Cloth Diapering: We absolutely love our new Sloomb OBF diapers! I wish we had found them sooner! The absorbency is truly amazing, plus the colors are so darling! Nick and I are always amazed at how heavy the diaper is when we change Cash, yet he doesn’t feel that wet!

I caught Nick singing "All About that Base" to Cash during a diaper change this week. It was hilarious! He went from singing to making "ca caw" bird calling noises. Cash was giggling and talking to Nick the whole time. Such a precious daddy son moment!

Sleep: Our little Cash man is sleeping so well at night! He likes to go to bed between 7:30 PM and 8:30 PM and then he likes to get up for the day around 7:30 AM. We still nurse every couple hours at night but I hardly have to wake up for it so I don’t mind one bit! Naps are a little different; Cash only will sleep on us. He can fall asleep in our arms and sleep for 15 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour and the second we lay him down in the basket he wakes up! Nick and I have started wearing him around the house for his naps. When we wear him he will sleep for 2 or 3 plus hours at a time. Thank goodness for our ergo baby carrier and ergo baby wrap!

Likes/Dislikes: Cash really likes music! This week Nick played his guitar for him and Cash loved it! He also really likes the Meagan Trainor song “All About that Base” so Nick and I sing that to him and play it on our phones quit frequently.

Our 4 Moms Rackaroo swing is also getting some more action. One morning this week I put Cash in his swing in front of the glass shower door while I showered and he was perfectly happy the whole time! I was even able to shave my legs! I gave him a flat prefold diaper to suck on when I first put him in his swing and he was good to go. He was content in his swing almost the entire time that I was getting ready too!

Nick’s parents bought Cash an activity gym and he doesn’t really care about the hanging toys too much but he absolutely loves the sun that lights up and plays music! I take it with us to distract him with while he is in the car seat and this works for a little while.

No change on the dislikes, unfortunately. Cash still screams and cries in his car seat. I would like to say that it’s getting better but that would simply be a lie.

Activities: We had a really busy week with a court date and finishing up taxes so we didn’t have a lot of free time but we did go over to Nick’s parent’s house for a BBQ. Cash loved the new surroundings and new lights! He is drawn to lights like a moth to a flame! It is so funny! Cash got to enjoy some much needed GG and Papa time!

We also met my new friend, Alisa, in CDA for coffee at the Grumpy Monkey. Cash really enjoyed watching Molly play at the little kiddie table. Alisa scored a pair of stellar basewoolies for me so I picked those up as well and she let us borrow a pair of weathervane BWs also. Such a sweet mama with such a sweet little girl!

Health: Our sweet baby boy is officially teething from what I have read online. While he hasn’t cut an actual tooth yet he is exhibiting several of the teething symptoms. Drool, we have so much drool! Cash soaks his shirts, our shirts, our arms, our shoulders, you name it, Cash soaks it. He also likes to chew on anything he can get in his mouth. He really likes to chomp down on our fingers and his own fists.

Cash is also really getting into sucking on his fists and fingers. He gets his thumb in his mouth but then wants to add a fist to the mix and gets frustrated when it all doesn’t fit in his tiny mouth. He also likes to suck on both fists at once!

We weighed Cash on Wednesday and he weighed 11 pounds 12 ounces! Almost double his birth weight!

Best Moment: Cash and I had a really nice visit with my friend, Monika, this week. Cash just loved watching Monika’s son, Jack. He also really enjoyed watching Monika’s dogs and cat. Jack was so entertaining and gentle with Cash it was just so fun to watch Cash stare at Jack and follow his movements around the room. He liked it so much that he didn’t want to take a nap and didn’t go to sleep until Jack went down for his nap.

Monika also gave us a small nursing pillow to help with tummy time and it has made all the difference in the world!

3 Months Old

Nursing: Our little man just loves to nurse! I think he is going through another growth spurt right now because he has wanted to nurse constantly the past day and a half. Cash may also be teething early – which I have suspected for quite some time now. We were in bed nursing a couple nights ago and I was almost asleep when Cash bit down on my nipple so HARD! I couldn’t believe how badly it hurt! My nipple was soar until the next night! It had just started to feel better when he bit me 3, yes 3, more times! I always pull him off when he does this and tell him no, but he doesn’t really seem to care. The last time he bit me I actually yelled at him (not one of my finest moments, but it HURT!) and he looked up at me and stuck his bottom lip out! Granted he sticks his bottom lip out in a little pout all the time, but I still felt terrible.

Cloth Diapering: We are in L-O-V-E with our Sustainablebabyish/Sloomb OBF diapers! They are absolutely amazing! Cash’s new underwoolies (UWs) arrived yesterday and they are so adorable! I ended up buying scout (olive green), kestrel (tan) and peacoat (navy blue). My new mommy friend, Alisa Lewis, also scored a pair of steller basewoolies (BWs) for Cash in 0-6 and I scored on a pair of jade BWs in 6-18! I can’t wait for them to arrive!

Alisa met me at Mother’s Haven this week and let Cash try on all of her amazing wool stash! It was so cute to see all the different types of woolies on my little man! It was also a great reference for sizing! She even brought the different types of diapers that Sustainablebabyish/Sloom carries so I could compare them with one another. Another Sloomb mama, Lisa, also joined us. Alisa and Lisa both have darling little kiddos who It’s such a blessing to have some super sweet mommy friends around!

Cash now only poops between 1-3 times a day, but he makes them count! Luckily he mostly gets his poops out in the morning so I don’t have to worry about changing his huge poops at night.

Sleep: Cash sleeps really well at night still, with the exception of one night this week. When he’s going through a growth spurt he wants to nurse ever 1 ½ -2 hours at night! Most nights aren’t like that anymore though so I’m ok with it happening now and then.

Likes/Dislikes: Nick and I started blowing raspberries on Cash’s tummy and neck recently and he loves it! We always do this during diaper changes and he gets really still and then smiles! He is just so darn cute!

We have been experiencing some beautiful spring weather already so Nick, Cash, the doggies and I have been taking full advantage of it by going on daily walks. We simply put Cash in a carrier, hook the dogs up and then take off. We walk our 2-mile look through the neighborhood and Cash takes in as much as he can until he crashes.

We have also noticed that Cash likes to “sit up” more and more everyday. Unless he is sleeping on our chest he likes to face out so he can look around and be part of the action.

Cash still doesn’t like the car seat but there really isn’t much I can do about it. He also isn’t a huge fan of the nasal aspirator but mama has to get those boogies out one way or another!

Activities: The Morelli home had so many visitors this week and Cash just had a blast. Our old neighbors, Rob and Marla Ticknor, dropped by with their 2 girls, Grace and Olivia, on Sunday to meet Mr. Cash; the girls took turns holding Cash and were so sweet with him!

My brother and his fiancée also stopped by on Sunday and Cash saved some big cheesy grins for both of them! He also had a very long “conversation” with his uncle.

Cash also got to see all of his grandparents this week. What can I say; no one can stay away from our beautiful baby boy for too long!

Health: Like I mentioned above, I think Cash will teeth early. Whenever he is awake he is always chewing on something! His drooling is also increasing. Good thing I have a bandanna bib on the way!

Best Moment: The best moments with Cash this week happened when we had all of our visitors. I just love watching him interact with his family!

12 Weeks Old

Nursing: Our nighttime nursing is becoming more or a blur but I feel like Cash is going longer in between nursing sessions, that or maybe I’m just sleeping through them more. During the day he still nurses all the time but he does take a couple longer naps, usually around 3 hours, so that’s quite the improvement.

Cloth Diapering: Cash usually has around 3 or 4 big poops per day now. We are still waiting for my Bustainablebabyish/Sloomb order to arrive. We tried our one OBF diaper and it is AMAZING! Cash wore it for 8 hours straight! I almost felt guilty not changing him every 2-3 hours like normal but when we took the diaper off he still felt relatively dry. The diaper was heavy so I knew it was holding a ton of pee, but it didn’t feel soaked like our other diapers. I am definitely ordering more ASAP. I wish I had found these diapers sooner, but hey, live and learn! I am also going to order some underwoolies soon too.

Sleep: Cash is sleeping great at night. As long as he is on his side in the crook of my arm or on his tummy on my chest he sleeps peacefully. I can tell when he is ready to nurse because he starts rooting around searching for my nipple in his sleep. Sometimes I wake up and he is sucking on the side of my boob through my shirt. Needless to say, my shirts are always soaked with either breast milk, baby spit or a combination of the two. Cash starts getting fussy/tired around 8 PM so we lay down in bed, nurse and go to sleep and he usually sleeps until 6:30 AM sometimes 7:30 AM. He is usually awake for a couple hours and then likes to take his morning nap on Nick's chest.

Likes/Dislikes: When Cash started fighting sleep we were trying everything we could think of to soothe him. During this we discovered that he loves it when we sing to him. I was singing Hush Little Baby, but I really didn’t care for the words. I started searching the internet for more modern lyrics and ran across the lyrics to Hush Little Baby by Sylvia Long. I instantly fell in love with the lyrics and started learning them:

Hush Little Baby - Sylvia Long

Hush little baby, don't say a word.

Momma's going to show you a hummingbird.

If that hummingbird should fly,

Momma's going to show you the evening sky.

When the nighttime shadows fall,

Momma's going to hear the crickets call.

When their songs drift from afar,

Momma's going to show you a shooting star.

When that star has dropped from view,

Momma's going to read a book with you.

When that story has been read,

Momma's going to bring your warm bed spread.

If that quilt begins to wear,

Momma's going to bring you your teddy bear.

If that teddy bear won't hug,

Momma's going to catch you a lightning bug.

If that lightning bug won't glow,

Momma's going to play on her old banjo.

If that banjo is out of tune,

Momma's going to show you the harvest moon.

As that moon drifts through the sky,

Momma's going to sing you a lullaby.

After singing this for a few days I decided to change the banjo line to something that fit our family better:

If that lightning bug won't glow,

Daddy’s going to play his guitar solo.

If that guitar is out of tune,

Momma's going to show you the harvest moon.

I always have to say daddy since I don’t know how to play the guitar. Once I start singing this to Cash he starts to settle down. It is just so precious!

Cash also like to take walks in his ergo carrier with us. Nick wears Cash on the front while I take our 2 doggies and we walk the 2-mile loop through our neighborhood. Cash is awake for the first part and loves to take everything in but he eventually falls asleep and then sleeps the rest of the walk and usually another hour after we get home.

We are still having a hard time with the car seat but he usually calms down when we get on the freeway. I really hope this doesn’t last too much longer!

Activities: My friend Katee is due on March 31^st so Cash and I went to her baby shower this past weekend. Now that I have  a baby I just love baby showers! It is so fun to see all the clothes and baby items that new mamas receive. Cash was a big hit at the shower too! Everyone commented on how beautiful he is and how cute his little smile is. I couldn’t agree more but I’m probably a little biased!

We also took Cash on another trip to Costco. I just wore him in the ring sling the entire time and he just slept peacefully against my chest.

Health: I weighed Cash at Mother’s Haven this week and he weighed 11 pounds 7 ounces! Little moose! We have noticed a huge increase in the amount of drool coming from Cash’s mouth this week – he seems to drool all over everything. He also likes to suck on anything and everything. His favorite things to suck on are his fists, my shoulder, nana’s arm, his burp rags and my ring sling.

Best Moment: We had two awesome moments this week! The first I missed (tear) but Nick got to see. Cash was lying on our bed with Nick and he rolled onto his side all by himself! This of course happened the second I left the room and he hasn’t done it again but I know he will. The second best moment happened when Nick was holding Cash in his lap at dinner. He was sitting facing away from Nick in the crook of his arm when he started trying to sit up! We couldn’t believe our eyes! I did manage to catch this on my iPhone video camera (unfortunately, the video is too long to upload)! It just amazes us how strong he is already!

11 Weeks Old

Nursing: Our little man still loves his mama’s milk! When we are home during the day Cash likes to nurse almost constantly, but I don’t mind because right now my job is taking care of our precious baby boy. Out nighttime nursing is getting better; Cash still nurses frequently, but now I nurse him laying down on my side. This has been a life saver!

Cloth Diapering: The Morelli family attended a cloth diapering with wool class at Mother’s Haven this past weekend. Margaret, the owner of Mother’s Haven, just started carrying the Sustainablebabyish line of cloth diapers and wool covers. We are so excited to pick up some of these diapers and wool covers for Cash’s next stage of diapering. We ordered a knit wool cover in ister, some Unicorn Baby Beyond Fibre Wash, Sloomblanolin, an Evercare wool shaver and some OBF diapers (Overnight Bamboo Fleece fitted diapers) in sprout, bing, teal and squash. I am also going to order an underwoolie I just haven’t decided on the color yet. This summer I plan on ordering some baseshorties for Cash to wear as shorts and then some basewoolies for Cash to wear as pants in the fall. They are just so adorable I want one in every color!

 

 Sleep: Sleep is so much better since I started nursing Cash on my side at night. We go to bed around 8 PM and he usually sleeps until 11 or 12. We usually change his diaper at this point and nurse again; this usually lasts until 3 AM. When he wakes up again we change his diaper, nurse and then sleep until 6:30 AM. We are so happy with our new sleeping routine; it is so nice to not be exhausted all the time. One night this week Cash even slept two 5 hour stretches! It was AWESOME!

Likes/Dislikes: Cash is such a happy baby! He smiles, coos and “talks” to us non-stop! One of his favorite things to do is “talk” to his daddy in the morning. When we wake up in the morning Cash has his daddy time. The boys sit on the bed or in the rocker and chat it up. Cash has HUGE smiles that he reserves just for his daddy! Nick then walks Cash around or rocks him to sleep for his morning nap. We feel so blessed to be able to stay home with Cash and bond. When Nick does have to leave for appointments he always calls and tells us how much he misses us and as soon as he gets home he always tells me how he was thinking about us while he was gone. Nick also loves to show off photos of Cash to his clients. My hubby is one proud daddy!

Unfortunately, Cash still doesn’t like to be in his car seat. I am going to get a car seat mirror that lights up. I’m hoping that will help

Activities: We didn’t leave the house too much this week but we did make one trip to Pilgrim’s Market and then we attended the cloth diapering with wool class and a baby sign language class at Mother’s Haven. We are starting to teach Cash baby sign language and are pretty excited about it. He thinks it’s really funny when we sign mama, daddy, nana and grandpa. When we sign he stares intently at us and then we help him “sign” as well.

Health: We weighed Cash on Saturday and he weighed 10 pounds 14 ounces! It’s crazy how much he has grown in 11 weeks! Cash has also started to suck on his first more frequently. He gets his thumb in his mouth every once in a while, but it doesn’t stay there very long.

Best Moment: I feel like I say this so often, but it’s just so true; every moment is a best moment with Cash. Nick and I feel so blessed to have such a happy, healthy, beautiful baby boy. All his little smiles and coos just melt our hearts – each one is better than the last!